Coronavirus - Local News

The 2020 Great Wilderness Challenge has been cancelled, organisers have announced.

A young woman has finally made it home to the Highlands after finding herself stranded in the Philippines due to coronavirus restrictions.

VULNERABLE people facing a three-week wait for essential supermarket deliveries are turning to their Ross-shire MSP in desperation.

NHS Highland has dismissed suggestions by a campaign group that cuts at New Craigs Hospital are compromising staff and patient safety.

A national sight loss charity is calling for blind and partially sighted people to be included in the priority group able to access online shopping.

FIVE leading mobile phone networks have teamed up to ensure their customers can always access NHS advice.

Almost one in five Highland employees, including vital key workers during the coronavirus crisis, are earning below the real living wage.

IRRESPONSIBLE tourists looking to flout the coronavirus lockdown this Easter have been warned to "stay away" from the Highlands by a Ross MP.

A FURTHER 50 coronavirus deaths were announced in Scotland on Thursday – taking the total to 126 since the outbreak began.

A HIGHLAND MSP has raised the concerns of workers who feel they are being asked to do non-essential work during the coronavirus lockdown.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says NHS Scotland intends to quadruple the number of available intensive care unit beds.

Highland Council has reminded residents that much of the region is 'out of bounds' as it urged people to follow guidance on accessing the outdoors.

Around 19,000 business rate payers in the Highlands will not receive their annual rates bill this month.

Lockdown may be slowing coronavirus spread, but the Highlands is almost certainly just a week behind the central belt when it comes to the statistics.

Staff at Highland Council’s dedicated Covid-19 helpline have dealt with more than 1600 calls since it went live last Wednesday afternoon.

Council tax payers in the Highlands who have lost their jobs or are experiencing a drop in income can apply for a reduction in their council tax.

Ross-shire amateur clubs face playing no football at all in 2020 if restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic aren’t lifted in the next few months.

A fatal accident inquiry into a helicopter crash which killed four people including an Inverness man will be delayed due to coronavirus measures.

CalMac has seen passenger numbers drop by 95 per cent since new rules on essential ferry travel were put in place

FERRY passenger numbers have plunged 95% since the coronavirus pandemic – and CalMac chiefs are delighted that people are obeying lockdown rules.